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F. O. RINSOHE.

ATTACHMENT FOR ENGINES.

Patented July 9, 1895.

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FRANK O. RINSCHE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIQNOR TO PIERRE OHOUTEAU,

' OF SAME PLACE.

ATTACHMENT FOR ENGINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 542,499, dated July 9, 1895.

Application filed A ril16, 1895. Serial no. 54.5,902. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK O. RINsoHE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Attachments for Engines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an engine provided with my attachment. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in attachments to engines,-and is especially designed for use in connection with engines which are run by compressed air.

The attachment consists in a pivoted lever arranged at the side of a cylinder, one end of which is in line with the exhaust-port of the engine, while the other end is free and preferably provided with a spring which normally closes the exhaust-port through the medium ofthe opposite end of the lever.

In the drawings, A indicates the enginecylinder, through the side of which is arranged the exhaust-port. Pivotally mounted in suitable lugs or cars extending from' the cylinder is a lever B, one end of which is faced with'a packing G, which is adapted to fit around and close the exhaust-port, while the opposite end has extending therefrom a leaf-' spring D, whose tendency is to force the packing down over the exhaust-port. This leaf-spring forms substantially a continuation of the lever, and the packing may be operated by pressing down either on the leafspring-or on the lever. In this manner the exhaust is controlled by the operator and no throttle-valve is necessary for the engine.

The tool can be manipulated with either hand 

